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Hi All, I'm in the process of prepping the top sides of my GH31, she has a fibre glass hull which has been painted several times, I was wondering if anyone has a prefered paint that they have used, it will need to be single pack .

I am in a very similar situation with GH 26 Bonnie, a painted GRP hull that is in need of renewal. This spring I used Epifanes monourithane (single pot) paint on my Fairey Atalanta 26, and was very impressed. I will probably use the same on Bonnie. The Treadmaster on Bonnie's decks has also been painted and it too needs attention. I would be grateful for any ideas because at the moment it does not look good, Thanks, Jim

Sorry for the (very) late response as I'm sure you've done the work by now. However - and don't laugh - a number of years ago I was in the same position and went through a few different online forums to find the best paint to get and by far the post popular was ..........Dulux Weathershield! I sold that particular boat before doing the work (to buy a GH31) but will keep it in mind for the future!

A bit old now, but winter is the time boats get painted!
I can vouch for Weathershield for 'grip' areas. It already has sand in it, but I found it a bit fine, and added some more. I used it on my last boat, and it did well for perhaps 3 years until I sold her. Advantage, I needed a shade of purple (dont ask, I was an idiot, but it did kinda work) so could mix a couple of scrag end pots I had in the garage with fresh white.
I also added a little sharp sand from the builders merchant (they can sell bags of 5KG, dont use beach sand - you dont know where its been! )
I didnt paint the whole topsides with it - just the grip bits. The rest, I swear by Joutons 2 pack, I am afraid - roll & tip, and Iris has been done 4 years ago and still looks perfect with 1 1/2 coats (the sides of the coach only got one coat). costs about 70 and completely doable.

I once tried to use gel-coat with roll and tip, but that took more work grinding the disaster off than applying it - it was impossible to keep it warm enough to go off quickly to avoid amine blush and a flat finish (not even cutting could get a gloss- I think it needs to be covered (and the gelcoat covered with plastic! to work right.